A time when you savored every last bite, the feel of sunshine on your face, & sleeping in on Saturdays.

A time when you counted your blessings, leaves of clover, & pieces ofHalloween candy instead of how many things you had to cross off your to-do list.

A time when laughing was considered a past-time, playing was encouraged, & running wasn’t considered a form of exercise.

A time when you were everything youwanted to be & when you dreamed of everything you wanted to become.

A time when time stood still.

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But wait.

It can still be that way.

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The solution is quite simple:

Slow down, soak it up, savor the moments, spend it with people you love, & remember that life isn’t about how much you do it’s about how much you love, how much you experience, & how much life you’re truly living.

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So today, remember to slow down & take notice of life’s endless beauty.

Talk to Us: What will you notice if you take the time to slow down today?

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At the The Nostalgia Diaries, our goal is to help you simplify, enhance, and engage your lives by focusing on the most important things: remembering, appreciating, believing, and becoming. It’s all about celebrating the past to create better days today.

I love this! It’s especially relevant to me now because this is something I recognized I needed to do desperately after graduating from college in May 2016. Through college and the year afterward, everything kind of blurred together. It all happened so quickly because I was constantly going. After working for a year after college I decided I was going to take this summer off to RELAX. I desperately needed it, despite the fact that wasn’t what was “expected” of a recent grad.

All this week I’ve been bike riding by the ocean, reading by the beach, and taking in every moment. It’s easy to get caught up in everything like it’s a race because nothing stops and waits for you, but recognizing that we need to slow things down for ourselves every once in a while is a really important thing. Thanks so much for the thought-provoking piece.

Good reminder! I find myself complaining about the kids and looking after them at home every day. But it was only the other day I realised this is the last year I’ll have my son at home with me before he starts school. And since then it’s hit home just how many moments I’ll miss when he’s not here with us during the day next year. So now I’m savouring them while I can!

I always need to be reminded to slow down. I’m a multi-tasking, always thinking kind of person, so I don’t cherish the moments as much as I should. I want to slow down and appreciate the fact that I’m starting my break from work for the first time in over a year…